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Re: GoDaddy deletes my domains and charges me to restore them

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Post by windexh8er »

UnoriginalGuy wrote: post #66
mmanfrin wrote: post #26

I'm sorry to be callous, but at this point I feel little pity for someone still buying domains through GoDaddy. It is a terrible company with terrible policies, terrible management, and a horribly misogynistic marketing team. Why are you continuing to pay them rent on your domains?

Could we be constructive and maybe name some GOOD domain registrars - so that if people read this and are on GoDaddy they could move? I've heard good things about "namecheap."

The only registrar I will tell anybody about anymore is Gandi (gandi.net). For ~$15USD you get the domain, private registration and an SSL cert for a year. I don't like some of what Namecheap has done in the past and I've had nothing but stellar service from Gandi.

Re: GoDaddy deletes my domains and charges me to restore them

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Post by itsprofitbaron »

freejack wrote: post #76
crdoconnor wrote: post #32

Use a registrar that isn't run by assholes: Name.com, Gandi.net, Namecheap.com

name.com and name cheap are both backed by enom. name.com is explicitly owned by enom and namecheap is an enom reseller. Not saying that enom is an asshole, just that its a good idea to know who you are really dealing with. Both of these shops have to abide by enom's policies.

FWIW Namecheap are no longer an ENom reseller, they have been an ICANN accredited registrar since 2009. (I remember when Namecheap had to come to an agreement over the domain ownership between themselves and ENom when they were moving from reseller to ICANN registrar)

Re: GoDaddy deletes my domains and charges me to restore them

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Post by wac »

windexh8er wrote: post #81
UnoriginalGuy wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Could we be constructive and maybe name some GOOD domain registrars - so that if people read this and are on GoDaddy they could move? I've heard good things about "namecheap."

The only registrar I will tell anybody about anymore is Gandi (gandi.net). For ~$15USD you get the domain, private registration and an SSL cert for a year. I don't like some of what Namecheap has done in the past and I've had nothing but stellar service from Gandi.

I'll second Gandi. Moved to them a few years ago during another GoDaddy scandal and have been very happy with my decision.

Re: GoDaddy deletes my domains and charges me to restore them

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Post by hagios »

windexh8er wrote: post #81
UnoriginalGuy wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Could we be constructive and maybe name some GOOD domain registrars - so that if people read this and are on GoDaddy they could move? I've heard good things about "namecheap."

The only registrar I will tell anybody about anymore is Gandi (gandi.net). For ~$15USD you get the domain, private registration and an SSL cert for a year. I don't like some of what Namecheap has done in the past and I've had nothing but stellar service from Gandi.

I've been hearing great things about Gandi pretty consistently from everyone who uses them. I'm in the process of moving my domains over to their service and so far (given, only a few months in) nothing but smooth sailing.

Re: GoDaddy deletes my domains and charges me to restore them

#86

Post by speeder »

UnoriginalGuy wrote: post #66
mmanfrin wrote: post #26

I'm sorry to be callous, but at this point I feel little pity for someone still buying domains through GoDaddy. It is a terrible company with terrible policies, terrible management, and a horribly misogynistic marketing team. Why are you continuing to pay them rent on your domains?

Could we be constructive and maybe name some GOOD domain registrars - so that if people read this and are on GoDaddy they could move? I've heard good things about "namecheap."

I've been using Dynadot for some years already

No problems so dar.

Re: GoDaddy deletes my domains and charges me to restore them

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Post by RKearney »

GoDaddy, along with every other registrar, is grossly overpriced.

I have a few dozen domains and I've never spent more than $3 a year on them.

Just do a search for $0.25 domains or similar and you'll find coupon codes for registrars even worse than GoDaddy (read: Network Solutions or Register.com) offering 1 year .com for $0.25-$0.99. After 9 months or so, transfer to a registrar that's having a transfer sale. For $1.99 or however much they charge, you'll be able to transfer your domain name and have it renewed for another year.

Sure it's more work, but it's much cheaper.

Re: GoDaddy deletes my domains and charges me to restore them

#88

Post by jackalope »

itsprofitbaron wrote: post #82
freejack wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

name.com and name cheap are both backed by enom. name.com is explicitly owned by enom and namecheap is an enom reseller. Not saying that enom is an asshole, just that its a good idea to know who you are really dealing with. Both of these shops have to abide by enom's policies.

FWIW Namecheap are no longer an ENom reseller, they have been an ICANN accredited registrar since 2009. (I remember when Namecheap had to come to an agreement over the domain ownership between themselves and ENom when they were moving from reseller to ICANN registrar)

An email concerning my most recent transfer to NameCheap included the following line:

eNom, Inc. has received a request from [Me] on 22 Jan 2013 to become the new registrar of record.

The subject was:

Domain Transfer Request for [Domain]

The message included links at transfer-approval.com for verifying the transfer.

The whois information for namecheap.com shows NameCheap, Inc as the registrant, but eNom as the registrar (which may mean nothing at all).

So, there appears to continue to be a link between Namecheap and ENom, but it might be limited to NameCheap using eNom services and/or not updating account information to display the right info. It's easy to be a customer of NameCheap and assume they are a reseller or that eNom is the parent. If that's not the case, they have some work to do to clarify things. That said, I'm a happy customer.

Re: GoDaddy deletes my domains and charges me to restore them

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Post by drbawb »

windexh8er wrote: post #81
UnoriginalGuy wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Could we be constructive and maybe name some GOOD domain registrars - so that if people read this and are on GoDaddy they could move? I've heard good things about "namecheap."

The only registrar I will tell anybody about anymore is Gandi (gandi.net). For ~$15USD you get the domain, private registration and an SSL cert for a year. I don't like some of what Namecheap has done in the past and I've had nothing but stellar service from Gandi.

I'll third Gandi.

The transfer from GoDaddy went smoothly. (The longest part was waiting on GoDaddy.)

The free SSL cert is quite a nice bonus, and their customer service is great.

I'm considering purchasing hosting from them in the near future.

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